| Document ID (ISN) | 111753 |
| CIS number |
11-0357 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
2011 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Mäkelä R., Kauppi P., Suuronen K., Tuppurainen M., Hannu T. |
| Title |
Occupational asthma in professional cleaning work: A clinical study |
| Bibliographic information |
2011, Vol.61, p.121-126. 29 ref. |
| Abstract |
Several epidemiological studies have reported an increased risk of asthma among professional cleaners. The aim of this study was to describe the cases of occupational asthma (OA) diagnosed at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) during the period 1994-2004 among workers employed in professional cleaning work. OA was diagnosed according to patient history, lung function examinations and specific challenge tests with measurements of one-second forced expiratory volume and peak expiratory flow values. The series comprised 20 patients, all female, with a mean age of 48.8 years, a mean duration of cleaning work before the onset of the respiratory symptoms of 14.3 years and a mean duration of cleaning work before the FIOH examinations of 18.6 years. OA was triggered by chemicals in 9 cases and by moulds in 11 cases. The chemicals were cleaning chemicals (wax-removing substances containing ethanolamines in five cases and a cleaning agent containing chloramine-T in one case) and chemicals used in the industrial processes at workplaces (three cases). Of the moulds, the most frequently associated with OA was Aspergillus fumigatus (nine cases). Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Finland; cleaning agents; cleaning; occupational diseases; asthma; domestic and related helpers, cleaners |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
ethanolamine; chloramine-T; Aspergillus fumigatus; allergens; diagnosis; allergy tests; women; case study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Cleaning work
Allergies
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